Staying Current with Regulations ! Chris MARKOU Head, Operational Costs Management, IATA October 2015
FAA – AC (Acceptance and use of e-signatures, e-recordkeeping, and e-manuals) TC – AC (E-signatures and e-exchange of the Authorized Release Certificate – Form One) FAA Form and EASA Form 1 with dual release and e-records (FAA-EASA Maintenance Annex Guide to US-EU Bilateral Agreement) ATA – Spec 2000 and Spec 42 ( e-Business Specification and Aviation Industry Standards for Digital Information Security) IATA supports awareness & innovation towards an Aviation Identification and Authorization System ( see AIAS ) 2 E-Maintenance Records and E-Signatures Regulatory basis exists – need for timely & flexible evolution Industry Standards – growing & maturing for business use Aviation Stakeholders to build the aviation e-ecosystem
Develop provisions for harmonization of global recognition and AMO approvals as well as guidance material to support implementation Will level the regulatory requirements for CAA approval and oversight of AMOs Will ensure “global portability” of the approvals, lessen the multi- approval burden for AMOs, pooling of audits, avoid duplication and support MRO business interoperability Transfers the AMO requirements from Annex 6 to Annex 8 All EASA Part-145 Organizations would benefit from Develop guidance for CAAs to accept and allow usage of aircraft maintenance e-records Needs buy-in and active implementation from all players (i.e. airlines, OEMs, MROs, lessors, MIS solution providers etc.) Will improve airworthiness compliance control and monitoring, facilitate business and reduce costs on-long term for all aviation stakeholders 3 ICAO’s AIRP Develops Change Proposals Electronic Aircraft Maintenance Records Approval and global recognition of AMOs
SAFA for aircraft used by third country operators SACA for aircraft used by operators under another EU Member State 47 Participating States (NAAs) in a program consisting of 53 (ramp) inspection items EASA is coordinating with each National Coordinator of the Participating States EASA is the custodian of a Centralized Database for Inspections and Findings Regulatory basis in Air Ops – Annex II (Part ARO) Subpart RAMP 4 EASA Regulatory Developments (1/2) EU Ramp Inspection Program = SAFA + SACA Third Country Operator Ramp Inspection Program
Single/unique safety authorization valid in 32 EASA Member States (replacing individual state schemes) Required also for Operating in territories under the 32 States jurisdiction (e.g. French Guyana, Reunion, Saint-Martin, Canary Islands) Implementation started under Part-TCO as of May 26, with 30 months transition (mandatory compliance by Nov 26, 2016) EASA (free) validation of the foreign AOC is risk-based and could go from desktop review (fast track) to technical meetings and interviews (for low confidence Operator) Linked to the European “Safety List” (see scenario ) Phase I with SMS requirements for CAMO – Opinion expected beginning 2016 (based on NPA 2013 – 01; relief for CAT operators to fully contract CAMO outside their AOC) Phase II with SMS requirements for Part-145 organizations – new NPA expected in 2017 (thus delayed SMS introduction for MROs although initially included by NPA ) 5 EASA Regulatory Developments (2/2) Third Country Operators (TCO) SMS to be introduced by EASA in phased approach
Prerequisite for IATA Airline Membership and standard for many non-IATA Airlines (based on ICAO SARPs) Avoid costly multiplication of airline audits and provide recognized solid base for concluding inter-line agreements Section 4 of the ISM is the audit segment for Aircraft Engineering and Maintenance (MNT) 6 IOSA and Its MNT Segment IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) – Role & Growth (as of Sep 1, 2015 ) MNT dedicated TF focusing on Maintenance Management and Control, Technical Records, Maintenance Org. The “Enhanced IOSA” (mandatory as of Sep 1, 2015) to ensure airline continuous conformity by focusing on implementation of ISARPs Full compliance with SMS provisions mandatory from 2016 Cumulative growth
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